Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria's first act after her coronation was to remove her bed from her mother's room.

Alfred Nobel

Many people believe that nobody is awarded Nobel Prize in mathematics because the wife of the Alfred Nobel had an affair with mathematician.

Japan

Japan has a national memorial day for eel’s souls!

The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows

The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was a fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off

Alexander

Alexander the great always felt that he was 'divine'. Indeed his mother claimed it was not Philip that concieved Alexander, but what? Olympias, maintained that it was not her husband, Philip, who impregnated her, but rather a serpent. This is very interesting because a serpent is closely identified with the god, Zeus Ammon. 

In the Roman Era

In the Roman Era, you could have sex with a prostitute for a price equivalent to the worth of 8 glasses of red wine at that time.

World War II

Scientists considered bombing Japanese volcanoes in World War II to trigger eruptions!

October Revolution

Russia’s 'October Revolution' of 1917 actually took place in November! Because they changed their calendar soon after!

From the 13th-15th centuries

From the 13th-15th centuries, the word 'girl' was not a term that denoted gender, but referred to a young child of either sex

Calculator designed by Charles Babbage

A hand cranking calculator designed by Charles Babbage in 1849 weighed three tons